#61, Case Study: ‘Enhancing Cultural Role in Foreign Language Classroom: a Case Study of Malaysian International High Schools’ by Dr. Khairi Al-Zubaidi

(This paper is submitted by  Dr.Khairi Obaid Al-Zubaidi, Associate Professor, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, (UTM)International Campus, Academy of Languages. khairi_alzubaidi@yahoo.com) Culture is an inseparable portion of language. Culture is the main source of input to foreign language learning. The culture of English as a foreign language is not well understood in some of our English classrooms, in spite of a lot… Continue reading #61, Case Study: ‘Enhancing Cultural Role in Foreign Language Classroom: a Case Study of Malaysian International High Schools’ by Dr. Khairi Al-Zubaidi

#60, Research Paper: ‘The Role of Critical and Creative Thinking in TESL Context’ by Dr. Paritosh Chandra Dugar

The Role of Critical and Creative Thinking in TESL Context by Dr. Paritosh Chandra Dugar, Vice-Principal, SMB Govt. P.G. College, Nathdwara(Rajasthan) The paper is an endeavour to study the role of critical and creative thinking driven especially by questioning in enhancing the efficacy of TESL and learning of L2 in India. If we as teachers of English asked… Continue reading #60, Research Paper: ‘The Role of Critical and Creative Thinking in TESL Context’ by Dr. Paritosh Chandra Dugar

#59, Research Paper: Teaching how to present ‘Opinions and Views’ to develop Independent rhetorical writing in the Students of Professional Courses

Teaching how to present ‘Opinions and Views’ to develop Independent rhetorical writing  in the Students of Professional Courses by Dr. K. Madhavi Reddy, Sr. Asst Professor of English, CVR College of Engineering, Ibrahimpatan, Hyderabad In the present context of teaching/ learning reading and writing in L2 instruction, most often it is observed that the professional students have necessary… Continue reading #59, Research Paper: Teaching how to present ‘Opinions and Views’ to develop Independent rhetorical writing in the Students of Professional Courses

#59, Article: English Language Communication Skills Laboratory for Engineering Students: Syllabus, Objectives, Advantages and the Role of Teacher

English Language Communication Skills Laboratory for Engineering Students: Syllabus, Objectives, Advantages and the Role of Teacher by A. RAMESH BABU Abstract: English Language Communication Skills Laboratory, a course for undergraduate engineering and technology students studying at colleges affiliated to the Jawaharlal Nehru Technology University, Hyderabad, India was introduced in August 2005. The main objective of… Continue reading #59, Article: English Language Communication Skills Laboratory for Engineering Students: Syllabus, Objectives, Advantages and the Role of Teacher

#59, Research Paper: Using Cartoons to Help Students Learn English

Using Cartoons to Help Students Learn English by Tarun Patel, Asst. Professor, Department of Communication Skills, CHARUSAT Abstract With the recent development of EFL/ESL studies, researchers are using diverse directions to analyze the language acquisition of the young learners (YL) and are examining more day-to-day issues. What is widely accepted in this regard is that kids are… Continue reading #59, Research Paper: Using Cartoons to Help Students Learn English

#57, Research Paper: ‘Cartoons as an entertaining source of learning English(L2) for the young learners(YL)’ by Sharmin Sultana

Cartoons as an entertaining source of learning English(L2) for the young learners(YL) by Sharmin Sultana, Senior Lecturer, English Language Institute, United International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. With the recent development of EFL/ESL studies, researchers are using diverse directions to analyze the language acquisition of the young learners (YL) and are examining more day-to-day issues. What is widely accepted in this regard… Continue reading #57, Research Paper: ‘Cartoons as an entertaining source of learning English(L2) for the young learners(YL)’ by Sharmin Sultana

#56: Research Paper: Integration of the Internet into a Language Curriculum in a Multicultural Society

The rapid growth of the Internet, the global collection of interconnected computer networks, is both stimulative and instructive. The Internet has become one of the most powerful resources in accessing information. It is used for entertainment, sharing items, collecting and analyzing data, conducting interviews, chatting, downloading, and so on as well as education. Among the… Continue reading #56: Research Paper: Integration of the Internet into a Language Curriculum in a Multicultural Society

#56: Research Paper: ‘Technology as an Alchemy of Language and Communication’ by Mansa Ram Maity

Technology as an Alchemy of Language and Communication: A Critical Estimation of Machine Translation by Mansa Ram Maity, Lecturer in English, Rajiv Gandhi University – IIIT, Basar The century that has gone by, witnessed far-reaching changes in linguistics, Anthropology, literature and philosophy leading to the change in the earlier status of translation considered as  ‘a… Continue reading #56: Research Paper: ‘Technology as an Alchemy of Language and Communication’ by Mansa Ram Maity

#55, Research Article: ‘Towards Intercultural Communicative Competence in English Language Teaching’ by Saeid Najafi Sarem & Babak Qasemi

There have been reformulations of the different components of knowledge that underlie Canale and Swain’s influential model of communicative competent, the model, in its slightly modified form by Canale (1983), still forms the conventional framework for curriculum design and classroom practice associated with communicative language teaching many educational contexts. The notion of communicative competence described… Continue reading #55, Research Article: ‘Towards Intercultural Communicative Competence in English Language Teaching’ by Saeid Najafi Sarem & Babak Qasemi